Monday, July 21, 2014

The Divine Self Within


Greetings Sadhakas,


This week in class we will be exploring the divine Self within.

Try to treat with equal love all the people with whom you have relations. Thus the abyss between "myself" and "yourself" will be filled in, which is the goal of all religious worship.

                                  – Anandamayi Ma
  
Love is a skill, a precious skill that can be learned. There are many other skills that are useful, even necessary, but in the end, nothing less than learning to love will satisfy us.

The saints and mystics of all religions tell us that life has only one overriding purpose: to discover the source of infinite love and then to express this love in daily living. Without love, life is empty; without love, life is meaningless. The only purpose which can satisfy us completely, fulfill all our desires, and then make our life a gift to the whole world, is the gradual realization of the divine Self within, which throws open the gates of love. We cannot dream what depth and breadth of love we are capable of until we make the discovery that this divine spark lives in every creature.

Words to Live By: Inspiration for Every Day – Eknath Easwaran

The homework is to make the connection for yourself how your own Yoga practices can help you discover your true reality - this divine Self within.  BKS Iyengar says " “It is through and with your body that you have to reach realization of being a spark of divinity.”

Blessings,

paul cheek
Rushing Water Yoga
417 NE Birch St., Camas, WA 98607
360.834.5994
www.rushingwateryoga.com
info@rushingwateryoga.com

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